Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-05-24
Fifth EDITION
CLARK Va. Churohm.

"0o EcbHm 6d w. Uhu
Henry L. Churchma,
oa the stand when the r.o a., who
last ! evening, was reos s recess was
ths. . tasrs was no grass on and test
been killed by the aoo oae roots hsI
witness was not on 'O no, OF 1884.
after the freshes wsa, 9latk's me,
w9 mN he saw it was bare ro Nv bu.
said that there was the vl
tween his father and a" r., animO,it
s ;hrs n vssr not spoken to ZACH and and
william E1munson. T,
and testified that he Jr, was s.,
tinnn on the side onno .ves ca tie
~ man s place. &C. and IL = farpa ns' Oh
OF both Mr.. Churcbms s kao.
Olark's lands. and bba an and
frequently. "SS Deem On
Both places were ouo.o
freshet Of 1884, and y, uveifiowsd b
Clarke meadow later I ,e be Vi
noticed that there wss IL, "a the ssss
s,en nAa be been along Cls se[y lh,tll.
not seem to him to be- .o oa and
WAS very much washed o 70 bank
, w,tn ! oriers and elders. i ans .o sioy
tney were 20 thick tia. ~ some
,ua along. He wa, ~, th ns could
1885, and found verv I,, ,Iefe agl
ana stated stat that he is owe, 81 Sa ~
side Of Christians. He No" sa.l . mill
aud has been enplcvs T VOTES on !, on
Dan oanks .. Tor the pas: thi rU u .s.as
wSs ~ work on Mr.. Churc5bwSssssiila
wnen the food came, in I nna ~,
knew that the water w - une' lsc
for at least two weess kos On ~ The
grass, and injured the b a. Kiln ~
burned. p"1' VI 1t bad
10 continued to work fo,y, n.
NJ Tin 9th Tue Iail sowed cab,
clover seed. He was obl ISSS y
AZ all the old prass had hssn ~ ~
the flood. The witness uVI am NV !,
water on Mr.. Churchmaur's 0 y
1885, and remembered when ,bs
put up the return bank .n tus \
water off. This flood a1a; 11u vi, !;
crop and killed the grass I ~ sa' !,
had to SOW 1t again In The An u NJ,
when he sowed the ar,s, n,
Ohurchman's meadow be sas
lire, and upon looking over n. IN b
place he could not see anvtbi
ouli .rushes. and was positive ths,
not any grass. ''
II Alexander B Eyerson va. "a
and testified that he hss livsJ in
tlana Hundred for rs yesrs,apd \,
q knowledge Of both farms n
time. In describing the Clark h
said that q part of the upland "
90 with q scanty growth OF t,mb1
needed draining badly.
Il Upon being aeked by Mr.. 4
What, In his estimation, thu Clarl
is worth, he said that he wOu
want 1t at any price, as it was
q 70 TOO much damage from ID
: When the question was repss,
said that at the outside he did I'd
the place would, under sny
stances, bring over $40, 900. Het
4 II would be a very difficult and
8 sive matter 20 reclaim the pises Of
land along White Clay Creek, 4
!. are q mum Der OF springs In the
|, joining.
' George G. Simpson testified
o bias known the Clark and Chur
:. farms for years. He rscsntly bo1
farm adjoining the woodland
Clark farm; be judged there are
20 acres Of this woodland, o
which IL very good. He thought
FL CLARK farm was In good order an
pletely banked 1t woald DO worth
500, 600, but II the banks were
:. order 1t would not DO worth moi
~ S14, 900 to $4,000.
Arnold Nauoin testified that y
farmer, and lives about half
from Mr.. Churchman'S; be has
there about thirteen years, and
miliar with both the Clark and .
y man farms. He thought there u
80 to 90 acrss of woodland On THO
farm, but the timber Is second 6
He could not tell how much OF II
land 10 tillable, but be knows
present the wheat is drowned o1
number OF places BY ponds VII
standing on it.
Mr.. Clark has never improTS
place, but sold almost oil The .
straw off it. and hB would call tn
"a cripple. II 1t was put up 4
he thought$3O or $40 an acre wo1
good price for 1t, End the d!aefe]
Tween these figures would depoI
great measure on the buyer. j
On cross-sxaminati1n hs sald|
had not been any ground lise Jug
farm eoid in that icinity lor yes'
he formed his estimate OF tho
/ lfrom his Knowledge of farming
III Joseph IL. Gould testified tnas
! cattle dealer, but owns q iatm
Ohristiana that has about o =
bank along the marsh land, !
known OF the CLARK farm tor YEA
did not think 1t worth SIC, WV,
count of the trouble and a Sap'
keeping up the banks. Is ss'
Railways been trouble with the oa
\ 1.-The Clark farm, and he t11 ~
Y Ionly way to remedy 1t would o.
ploy o dredging machine, sna
: substantial banks, whicD, ~
could not be done for lees thsn
m Price Bullen testified that ~
" lat Hare's Corner, but liyea
Olark farm in 1876. There W. :.
trouble about the banks and In'I
while he lived on the placs. ~
not think the farm was ~o'''
IT than S25 an acre. ...,
vi Atwood Weldin testified tas. !,
sides ct Newport, and has hao = =
perlence in putting up banks s.. u
about 800 acres across the el .ss
\ 1.-The CLARK and Churchman pis rs
] lao acres OF which is msrsn 40 1SD
would not like to give siV'V''
CLARK farm. .,e.a ,ba,
Mark M. Cleayer testified .n ,,s
sides In this city and 'e tns s so,,i
. the New Castle County Mnl .ls'
lance Company. This witness ,s s'i
for the purpose OF showing . y :,
q large mortgage on th. thar ne = an =
liz the plaintiff is enti.Isu - an,
e, bages ut al, they cannot pe a.
THAN nominal. mt 4
AS soon as Mr.. Higgins y p. IN
II IN fnt8 uue-